The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-30
HORROR OF ALL HORRORS
A CHICAGO TENEMENT HOUSE
TAXES FIRE.
Eleven, Either Dead or Dying,
Taken From the Scorch.
ing Debris.
A MOTHER AND BABE HANG
BY A ROPE
Over the Settling Fursace and Are
Rroiled 10 Dea,h-A Heroic
Firemsn.


O'Clock this morning FIRE was dfscov-
cred In the bakery OF Chris Hefsn, at
No. 3l65 Archer avenue, q brick tene.
ment. 1t was discovered that num-
Der Of people living In the building
were either dead or dying from the
effects OF the smoke and flames, The
firemen and police soon began carry.
ing out unconscious bodies, until
eleven people had been removed. The
list Of the injured people 10 % follows:
Nelson Truso, Adel Trugo, Nelson
Trugo, jr; Della Trugo, Eliza Truso,
Joseph rrugo, Mr.. Bonner, Mrs. Bon.
ner, Philip Bonner, unknown girl.
Mrs. Trugo and Mrs. Bonner and
three others will die.
Maria Truso, aged two years, was
taken out dead.
THE FIRE STARTED
In Hefien's bake-shop In the basement.
His family occupied the second story,
but they all escaped In safety. The
unfortunate Trugo family resided on
the third floor in the rear, while the
Bonnern live on the top floor. The
four surviving Tfugo children were
badly suhocated. Their recovery Ia
doubtful.
Nelson Trugo attempted to lower
his wife and two year old baby out OF
the second story window, but the rope
was short, and the woman aud child
hung suspended in mid air surrounded
by tie flames. Capt. Cowan, Of Truck
II, seeing their peiilous position,
rushed mp ladder and attempted "a
rescue them, but q sudden oulburst Of
smoke enveloped them, and the cap
tain, women and child fell in The
flames below. Willing hands drag Cd
tnem out and the captain wts fount
81 be terribly burned about the face
hands and feet. He also inhaled {
large quantity Of hot ali, and 10 though
to be fatally Injured. The mother wal
30 badly burned that she suoUumbet
10 her I'M aries q few minutes later. A
young girl named Annie Drew, sgeI
eighteen, who boarded with the TrugC
family, was carried down eiairs by tht
hfemen. She 10 badly injured, bu
will recover. A pot OF grease boilin,
over on btoye Was the cause OF th,
fro.
HORRIBLE DEATH.
The story OF the attempted rescu
Of Mira Trug) aud her babe, 40 de
scfibed In later accounts, 10 one @
peculiar horror aud pathos. Th,
police and hremen had rescued he
husband and the four eldest children
but she sss IN some mann a.. readil
ascribabls 10 tie confusion Of IN
moment, neglected. Lek with he
two year old babe, the poor womsI
resoTted 10 the window. A fireman
saw her, aud plungins back throngl
the smoke he returned 10 her cham
Der. All escape from the rear will
such a burden 40 q woman and chile
Was impossible. He thought Of ia,
I'D cord, and tearirg II out bound h,
woman and her bars within II an
pushed them through the window
He played out the rope until from ihl
heat and smoke he was ready 10 iAl
10 the floor, when he fastened thi
upper end 10 the bed post and Md
Far from accomplishing his gallan
purpote. he had bat too surely CON
passed tho destruction oil those h
sought 10 save. His rope was to'
short, and initoad Of dropping Oh,
woman and child 10 tho ground, d
within Tesch OF those below, be ha,
Suspended them In front Of Ere, hoo
window, from which the ire pourtS
rs from q furnace door. She suu
there, ten or twelve iset irJm ia,
gouad, whiting, shriehins, suug
cling, az the fire. swept cd her gar
mems. choked and actually broile,
alive, the babe in her arms. By IN
most singular fatality the fame
which wers destroying her left the rop,
intact. IL became necessity, II nctti
save the woman, N at least remove III
REyoprISo sIoBT.
The duty was aeumod by Gap
tain William II. Oowap, Of trnel
No. 3, who might have ordert'
another man 10 the task, bu. VIII
chose % chance the fats which h
was told awaited his Efforts
SO zlng q ladder he threw II up 70 M
blazing window. and, with % a,
mounted and stood on the blALinl
rung. He could no, geo and strueI
with inaccurate aim. Once, twice, .
the clothing fell from him, he s,ruc
in vain. A. the third stroke, the blnd
CIT the ropo. Simultaneously the lad
der broke, ana tina three human bein 3
fell 10 the ground. Tho baby was al
ready dead, the mother dying q fe,
hours later, and the captain lies al hi
home In what In thought 20 be- hi
death agonies. Two bakers, Esse
, and Ansbcher, who are believed 10 b
responsible for the neglect whle
caused the FIRE, have been airesle,
The police hay the pair had hecom
!, drowsy from drink and, instead {
watching the stove, fell into siupo